51 Sap Solution Architect jobs in Australia

**Description**
**Solution Architect**
+ Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.
+ Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.
+ We're a 'Family Friendly' certified workplace - we understand the often many and varied roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.
Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here Work That Matters**
Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world's toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.
**Your New Role and Responsibilities**
We have an opportunity for an experienced Solution Architect for a maximum period of 6-months to support a multi-year Defence program in delivering an enterprise Health Knowledge Management (HKM) System to improve clinical decision-making for the ADF.
This role will look to comply with predetermined architectures and design to support the delivery of an enterprise Health Knowledge Management System that will provide market leading healthcare to Australian Defence Force personnel.
Key Responsibilities: -
+ Working collaboratively with the design team; including the Solution Lead, Systems Engineers, and Integration Developers in the delivery of the Health Knowledge Management System
+ Analyze functional and non-functional requirements for Health Care systems integration of Patient Care, Allied Health, Dental Care, Dispensing, Telemedicine and other specialist Health Care disciplines.
+ Participation in requirement elaboration workshops with Health Care vendors and Federal Government representatives
+ Produce solution design artefacts including but not limited to; Sequence Diagrams, Activity Diagrams, and API schema to support Health Care systems integration
+ Supporting System Engineers to implement design artefacts and change review boards
+ Provide architecture guidance and support to System Engineers and Integration Developers, including support for verification and validation activities
What You'll Bring to Make An Impact
+ Extensive experience in software development and solution architecture, with strong background in designing complex integrated solutions.
+ Strong knowledge of health data protocols (HL7v2, FHIR) and data formats (JSON, XML).
+ Proven background in systems integration and API development.
+ Skilled in producing high-quality technical documentation.
+ Degree in engineering/ICT (or equivalent); TOGAF 9 and ITIL v3 certifications desirable.
Don't worry if you don't tick all the boxes - if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We're most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.
_This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and hold Baseline security clearance._
**Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose**
_Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase - Chief Executive, Leidos Australia._
Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.
Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.
**Next Steps**
+ To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
+ Recruitment process - 1-2 interviews (depending on seniority of role) & background checks.
+ Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
+ We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team if you'd like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.
If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.
**Original Posting:**
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
**Pay Range:**
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an equal opportunity employer/disability/vet.

We are seeking a Solution Architect Open to :   Must be able to obtain baseline clearance Location : ACT, NSW, VIC, OffsiteIf successful you will travel to the office for 1-2 days to complete their onboarding. You will also be expected to travel to Canberra at least 4 times per year.Seeking an experienced Solution Architecture to work on a number of initiatives including uplifting customer experience, modernising IP Rights processing, enabling improved efficiency of our workforce and enhancing business agility by transitioning to hyper-scale cloud providers.Architect cloud solutions and document the solution design to enable communication with required stakeholders.Communicate solution designs to team members including business analysts and developers to enable solution delivery.Verify and validate solution implementation in accordance with solution designs.Contribute to adopting DevOps, infrastructure as code, CI/CD pipelines, automation and cloud-native tools.Ensure compliance with relevant standards and architectural principles, compatibility with ICT target state and associated roadmaps.Participate in project planning activities. Requirements Essential criteria 1. Demonstrated experience in developing solutions using cloud services across the AWS stack, including but not limited to EC2, VPCs, Aurora, SNS, Kubernetes, API Gateway and Lambda Function.2. At least 4 years demonstrated experience working as a solution architect, producing quality outcomes in complex business and technical environments with demonstrated quality outcomes.3. Demonstrated ability to facilitate architecture decisions, working with business, architecture peers and technical staff.4. Demonstrated experience in producing solution designs covering application, information, integration, technology and security perspectives.5. Demonstrated self-starter with the ability to effectively manage and prioritise workloads. Desirable criteria 1. AWS Cloud certification or equivalent.2. Understanding core technologies which include AWS cloud native technologies, Java Enterprise Edition, PostgreSQL, SAP, M365, SharePoint Online, Power Apps and the supporting infrastructure including OpenShift, RHEL, NAS and network services.

**Job Description**
The Oracle AI Centre of Excellence empowers individuals and organizations of all sizes across Southeast Asia with cutting-edge cloud and AI technologies, world-class training, and a dynamic environment for experimentation and innovation.
It builds on Oracle's extensive history of supporting governments and enterprises in Southeast Asia. Established as part of the Oracle Solution Center, a flagship program featuring state-of-the-art systems, cutting-edge technology, and customer-experience sites worldwide, the Oracle AI Centre of Excellence offers both a digital and physical environment, equipped with the latest cloud and AI technologies.
Supported by a dedicated team of Oracle experts and a diverse network of partners, the Centre is designed to help organizations train teams, experiment in secure cloud environments, and provide the knowledge needed to transform critical business operations.
**Responsibilities**
**What You'll Do**
+ Lead enterprise pre-sales engagements across JAPAC, partnering with Sales, Product, and Engineering to shape and win strategic AI opportunities.
+ Drive discovery, solution architecture, executive-ready demos, PoCs/benchmarks, and technical deal support for customers in regulated and high-scale industries.
+ Lead technical discovery with C-level, business, data, and engineering stakeholders; translate business objectives into clear AI problem statements and solution approaches.
+ Architect end-to-end AI solutions using deep learning and LLMs (prompt engineering, RAG strategies, fine-tuning approaches), integrating vector databases for retrieval, personalization, and semantic search.
+ Present and articulate advanced product capabilities, future roadmap, and solution differentiators; tailor messaging for both technical and executive audiences.
+ Partner with field team on opportunity strategy; influence deal progression, objection handling, competitive positioning, and executive briefings.
**What You'll Need**
+ 5+ years in solutions engineering/pre-sales or closely related roles delivering enterprise-grade AI or software solutions across JAPAC.
+ Strong communication skills: executive presence, clear storytelling, whiteboarding, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
+ Ability to quickly grasp complex technical and domain issues; highly detail-oriented with a passion for work quality.
+ Proven track record delivering live PoCs/pilots and shepherding AI projects from concept to production handoff.
+ Demonstrable experience in at least one of the following areas- Deep Learning- At least two years of experience using Deep Learning models to solve problems- Worked with a variety of the different models- Experience with model training and finetuning- Deployed at least three projects which have gone live- Generative AI- At least one year of experience using LLMs- Worked with at least two models, with or without RAG- Experience with finetuning LLMs- Vector Database- Knowledge / Experience with vector database functionalities- Able to configure a vector database for a specific use case- Python Coding- Expert level expertise in Python language- Substantial portfolio of Python applications
+ Work arrangement: onsite at Oracle Singapore office
#LI-DNI
Career Level - IC4
**About Us**
As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.
We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.
Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing or by calling in the United States.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

**Job Description**
The Oracle AI Centre of Excellence empowers individuals and organizations of all sizes across Southeast Asia with cutting-edge cloud and AI technologies, world-class training, and a dynamic environment for experimentation and innovation.
It builds on Oracle's extensive history of supporting governments and enterprises in Southeast Asia. Established as part of the Oracle Solution Center, a flagship program featuring state-of-the-art systems, cutting-edge technology, and customer-experience sites worldwide, the Oracle AI Centre of Excellence offers both a digital and physical environment, equipped with the latest cloud and AI technologies.
Supported by a dedicated team of Oracle experts and a diverse network of partners, the Centre is designed to help organizations train teams, experiment in secure cloud environments, and provide the knowledge needed to transform critical business operations.
**Responsibilities**
**What You'll Do**
+ Lead enterprise pre-sales engagements across JAPAC, partnering with Sales, Product, and Engineering to shape and win strategic AI opportunities.
+ Drive discovery, solution architecture, executive-ready demos, PoCs/benchmarks, and technical deal support for customers in regulated and high-scale industries.
+ Lead technical discovery with C-level, business, data, and engineering stakeholders; translate business objectives into clear AI problem statements and solution approaches.
+ Architect end-to-end AI solutions using deep learning and LLMs (prompt engineering, RAG strategies, fine-tuning approaches), integrating vector databases for retrieval, personalization, and semantic search.
+ Present and articulate advanced product capabilities, future roadmap, and solution differentiators; tailor messaging for both technical and executive audiences.
+ Partner with field team on opportunity strategy; influence deal progression, objection handling, competitive positioning, and executive briefings.
**What You'll Need**
+ 5+ years in solutions engineering/pre-sales or closely related roles delivering enterprise-grade AI or software solutions across JAPAC.
+ Strong communication skills: executive presence, clear storytelling, whiteboarding, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts into business outcomes.
+ Ability to quickly grasp complex technical and domain issues; highly detail-oriented with a passion for work quality.
+ Proven track record delivering live PoCs/pilots and shepherding AI projects from concept to production handoff.
+ Demonstrable experience in at least one of the following areas- Deep Learning- At least two years of experience using Deep Learning models to solve problems- Worked with a variety of the different models- Experience with model training and finetuning- Deployed at least three projects which have gone live- Generative AI- At least one year of experience using LLMs- Worked with at least two models, with or without RAG- Experience with finetuning LLMs- Vector Database- Knowledge / Experience with vector database functionalities- Able to configure a vector database for a specific use case- Python Coding- Expert level expertise in Python language- Substantial portfolio of Python applications
+ Work arrangement: onsite at Oracle Singapore office
#LI-DNI
Career Level - IC4
**About Us**
As a world leader in cloud solutions, Oracle uses tomorrow's technology to tackle today's challenges. We've partnered with industry-leaders in almost every sector-and continue to thrive after 40+ years of change by operating with integrity.
We know that true innovation starts when everyone is empowered to contribute. That's why we're committed to growing an inclusive workforce that promotes opportunities for all.
Oracle careers open the door to global opportunities where work-life balance flourishes. We offer competitive benefits based on parity and consistency and support our people with flexible medical, life insurance, and retirement options. We also encourage employees to give back to their communities through our volunteer programs.
We're committed to including people with disabilities at all stages of the employment process. If you require accessibility assistance or accommodation for a disability at any point, let us know by emailing or by calling in the United States.
Oracle is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veterans' status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Oracle will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records pursuant to applicable law.

Proactively acts as the voice of the customer/partner and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Proactively identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions. Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Anticipates, identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies, ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed. Proactively identifies and anticipates new cross-solution opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale. Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record. Leverages market insights and demand signals. Leads, mentors, and may assemble virtual teams using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Proactively identifies and anticipates gaps that enable solutions to scale across customers.
**Responsibilities**
We're looking for a technically strong, customer-focused Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with deep experience in financial services-particularly banking, superannuation, and insurance-and a passion for designing resilient, secure, and scalable cloud solutions.
+ **Business Knowledge** : Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Orchestrates and collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase customer/partner satisfaction. Proactively anticipates and manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands in their work and identifies where impact occurs with customers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and goals. **Customer Centricity** : Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Drives the realization of customer/partner conditions of success by leveraging an understanding of customer goals. Anticipates, addresses, and leads customer confidence calls to resolve customer/partner dissatisfaction and unmet needs, and creates and executes strategies to improve customer experience, value realization, and acceleration of transformation.
+ **Technical** **Leadership** : Leads, mentors, and may assemble virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges, sharing ideas, insights, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger v-team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Demonstrates deep industry knowledge and drives recognition for Microsoft solutions by leading presentations and engagements with external and internal audiences (e.g., Tech Connect, Build, Ignite) Contributes to and collaborates on intellectual property (IP) and proactively identifies patterns where no IP exists (e.g., CoPilot and AI scenarios) to help build scalable and repeatable models. Participates in and leads external technical and non-technical community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, webcasts, blogs, hackathons) that elevate the Microsoft brand and shares learnings across internal teams.
+ **Understand and map customer requirements** to Microsoft's offerings, translating business needs into tailored technical solutions that drive satisfaction and success.
+ **Design and implement cloud architectures** that are secure, resilient, and optimised for performance and cost.
+ **Apply reference architectures and patterns** across a range of solutions including advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, big data, IoT, modern applications, and data platform modernisation.
+ **Develop technical solutions** that are customised to customer needs, leveraging proven practices and Microsoft technologies.
+ **Stay ahead of industry trends** , bringing insights into hardware, software, and services that shape the future of infrastructure and cloud transformation.
**Qualifications**
**Required/minimum qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 7+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 12+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
+ 6+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
+ 6+ years experience leading technical projects.
+ Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to drive business outcomes, accelerate cloud adoption, and ensure operational excellence. We're looking for someone with deep expertise across the following areas:
+ **Azure Data Services** : Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, Azure Cosmos DB
+ **Data Warehousing & Lakehouse Architectures** : Design and implementation using Microsoft Fabric and other Azure-native tools
+ **Data Governance & Security** : Azure Purview, role-based access control, encryption, and compliance frameworks
+ **Advanced Analytics & AI Integration** : Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services, and integration with Power BI
+ **ETL/ELT Pipelines** : Development and optimisation using ADF, Spark, and SQL
+ **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** : Bicep, Terraform, and ARM templates for data platform provisioning
+ **DevOps for Data** : CI/CD pipelines for data workloads using Azure DevOps and GitHub
+ **Performance Tuning & Cost Optimisation** : Rightsizing, workload management, and hybrid benefit strategies
+ **Certifications** : DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer), DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer), DP-300 (Azure Database Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert) recommended
**What you'll bring:**
+ Proven experience in **banking, superannuation, or insurance** environments
+ Ability to engage with technical and business stakeholders, including CIOs and CISOs
+ Strong communication and collaboration skills
+ A growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning
+ Passion for mentoring and contributing to technical communities
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Proactively acts as the voice of the customer/partner and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Proactively identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions. Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Anticipates, identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies, ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed. Proactively identifies and anticipates new cross-solution opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale. Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record. Leverages market insights and demand signals. Leads, mentors, and may assemble virtual teams using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Proactively identifies and anticipates gaps that enable solutions to scale across customers.
**Responsibilities**
We're looking for a technically strong, customer-focused Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with deep experience in financial services-particularly banking, superannuation, and insurance-and a passion for designing resilient, secure, and scalable cloud solutions.
+ **Business Knowledge** : Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Orchestrates and collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase customer/partner satisfaction. Proactively anticipates and manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands in their work and identifies where impact occurs with customers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and goals. **Customer Centricity** : Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Drives the realization of customer/partner conditions of success by leveraging an understanding of customer goals. Anticipates, addresses, and leads customer confidence calls to resolve customer/partner dissatisfaction and unmet needs, and creates and executes strategies to improve customer experience, value realization, and acceleration of transformation.
+ **Technical** **Leadership** : Leads, mentors, and may assemble virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges, sharing ideas, insights, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger v-team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Demonstrates deep industry knowledge and drives recognition for Microsoft solutions by leading presentations and engagements with external and internal audiences (e.g., Tech Connect, Build, Ignite) Contributes to and collaborates on intellectual property (IP) and proactively identifies patterns where no IP exists (e.g., CoPilot and AI scenarios) to help build scalable and repeatable models. Participates in and leads external technical and non-technical community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, webcasts, blogs, hackathons) that elevate the Microsoft brand and shares learnings across internal teams.
+ **Understand and map customer requirements** to Microsoft's offerings, translating business needs into tailored technical solutions that drive satisfaction and success.
+ **Design and implement cloud architectures** that are secure, resilient, and optimised for performance and cost.
+ **Apply reference architectures and patterns** across a range of solutions including advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, big data, IoT, modern applications, and data platform modernisation.
+ **Develop technical solutions** that are customised to customer needs, leveraging proven practices and Microsoft technologies.
+ **Stay ahead of industry trends** , bringing insights into hardware, software, and services that shape the future of infrastructure and cloud transformation.
**Qualifications**
**Required/minimum qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 7+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 12+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
+ 6+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
+ 6+ years experience leading technical projects.
+ Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to drive business outcomes, accelerate cloud adoption, and ensure operational excellence. We're looking for someone with deep expertise across the following areas:
+ **Azure Data Services** : Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, Azure Cosmos DB
+ **Data Warehousing & Lakehouse Architectures** : Design and implementation using Microsoft Fabric and other Azure-native tools
+ **Data Governance & Security** : Azure Purview, role-based access control, encryption, and compliance frameworks
+ **Advanced Analytics & AI Integration** : Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services, and integration with Power BI
+ **ETL/ELT Pipelines** : Development and optimisation using ADF, Spark, and SQL
+ **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** : Bicep, Terraform, and ARM templates for data platform provisioning
+ **DevOps for Data** : CI/CD pipelines for data workloads using Azure DevOps and GitHub
+ **Performance Tuning & Cost Optimisation** : Rightsizing, workload management, and hybrid benefit strategies
+ **Certifications** : DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer), DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer), DP-300 (Azure Database Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert) recommended
**What you'll bring:**
+ Proven experience in **banking, superannuation, or insurance** environments
+ Ability to engage with technical and business stakeholders, including CIOs and CISOs
+ Strong communication and collaboration skills
+ A growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning
+ Passion for mentoring and contributing to technical communities
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

Proactively acts as the voice of the customer/partner and internal communities leveraging relevant insights from feedback tools and systems. Proactively identifies and/or translates customer/partner problems into industry solutions. Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Anticipates, identifies, escalates, and mitigates blockers using appropriate tools. Delivers solutions in line with company methodologies, ensuring proven practices and patterns are followed. Proactively identifies and anticipates new cross-solution opportunities for Consumption, Usage & Unified expansion at scale. Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record. Leverages market insights and demand signals. Leads, mentors, and may assemble virtual teams using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Proactively identifies and anticipates gaps that enable solutions to scale across customers.
**Responsibilities**
We're looking for a technically strong, customer-focused Infrastructure Cloud Solution Architect to join our team. This role is ideal for someone with deep experience in financial services-particularly banking, superannuation, and insurance-and a passion for designing resilient, secure, and scalable cloud solutions.
+ **Business Knowledge** : Operates according to required operational excellence and proven practice standards throughout all sales stages/activities/tools of record (e.g., pipeline updates, time tracking). Orchestrates and collaborates across Microsoft and customer/partner teams through on-strategy delivery to achieve customer/partner objectives and increase customer/partner satisfaction. Proactively anticipates and manages business and technical risks, adapts methodology and applies governance principles to identify, communicate, and minimize business and technical risks. Executes work in compliance with industry and Microsoft guidelines and procedures. Continuously prioritizes among competing demands in their work and identifies where impact occurs with customers, ensuring alignment with business priorities and goals. **Customer Centricity** : Drives self and guides other team members to focus on customer/partner experience through efficient delivery and ensuring a seamless and connected customer experience. Drives the realization of customer/partner conditions of success by leveraging an understanding of customer goals. Anticipates, addresses, and leads customer confidence calls to resolve customer/partner dissatisfaction and unmet needs, and creates and executes strategies to improve customer experience, value realization, and acceleration of transformation.
+ **Technical** **Leadership** : Leads, mentors, and may assemble virtual teams (v-teams) around technologies and customer/partner challenges, sharing ideas, insights, and strategic, technical input with technical teams, internal communities across the field, and the larger v-team across Microsoft using knowledge of Microsoft architectures and their context in the competitive landscape. Demonstrates deep industry knowledge and drives recognition for Microsoft solutions by leading presentations and engagements with external and internal audiences (e.g., Tech Connect, Build, Ignite) Contributes to and collaborates on intellectual property (IP) and proactively identifies patterns where no IP exists (e.g., CoPilot and AI scenarios) to help build scalable and repeatable models. Participates in and leads external technical and non-technical community events (e.g., conferences, seminars, technical meetups, webcasts, blogs, hackathons) that elevate the Microsoft brand and shares learnings across internal teams.
+ **Understand and map customer requirements** to Microsoft's offerings, translating business needs into tailored technical solutions that drive satisfaction and success.
+ **Design and implement cloud architectures** that are secure, resilient, and optimised for performance and cost.
+ **Apply reference architectures and patterns** across a range of solutions including advanced analytics, artificial intelligence, big data, IoT, modern applications, and data platform modernisation.
+ **Develop technical solutions** that are customised to customer needs, leveraging proven practices and Microsoft technologies.
+ **Stay ahead of industry trends** , bringing insights into hardware, software, and services that shape the future of infrastructure and cloud transformation.
**Qualifications**
**Required/minimum qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 7+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
**Additional or preferred qualifications**
+ Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 12+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, information technology (IT) consulting/support, systems administration, network operations, software development/support, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business, Liberal Arts, or related field AND 8+ years experience in cloud/infrastructure technologies, technology solutions, practice development, architecture, and/or consulting OR equivalent experience.
+ 6+ years experience working in a customer-facing role (e.g., internal and/or external).
+ 6+ years experience leading technical projects.
+ Technical Certification in Cloud (e.g., Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google, security certifications).
As a Cloud Solution Architect, you will lead the design and delivery of secure, resilient, and scalable infrastructure solutions on Microsoft Azure. You will work closely with customers, partners, and internal teams to drive business outcomes, accelerate cloud adoption, and ensure operational excellence. We're looking for someone with deep expertise across the following areas:
+ **Azure Data Services** : Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL Database, Azure Databricks, Azure Cosmos DB
+ **Data Warehousing & Lakehouse Architectures** : Design and implementation using Microsoft Fabric and other Azure-native tools
+ **Data Governance & Security** : Azure Purview, role-based access control, encryption, and compliance frameworks
+ **Advanced Analytics & AI Integration** : Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services, and integration with Power BI
+ **ETL/ELT Pipelines** : Development and optimisation using ADF, Spark, and SQL
+ **Infrastructure as Code (IaC)** : Bicep, Terraform, and ARM templates for data platform provisioning
+ **DevOps for Data** : CI/CD pipelines for data workloads using Azure DevOps and GitHub
+ **Performance Tuning & Cost Optimisation** : Rightsizing, workload management, and hybrid benefit strategies
+ **Certifications** : DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer), DP-700 (Fabric Data Engineer), DP-300 (Azure Database Administrator), AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect Expert) recommended
**What you'll bring:**
+ Proven experience in **banking, superannuation, or insurance** environments
+ Ability to engage with technical and business stakeholders, including CIOs and CISOs
+ Strong communication and collaboration skills
+ A growth mindset and commitment to continuous learning
+ Passion for mentoring and contributing to technical communities
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

We are Microsoft Industry Solutions and are passionate about delivering Microsoft's mission: "to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more". 
Microsoft Industry Solutions' mission is to lead and serve Microsoft's customers and partners as they realise their full potential through Microsoft software and services. Microsoft Industry Solutions and its partners bring the deepest expertise of Microsoft solutions-from enterprise planning to deployment and support-that helps our customers innovate to strategic advantage in their respective industries.
The Solution Architect works with customer to lead and deliver complex multi-domain architecture, multi-workstreams with high ROI solutions focus on the Azure platform and Modern work platforms, Web Development, Data & AI and DevOps, as well as integrating with the wider focus areas of on - premises infrastructure, security and other applications.
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to continue our growth and extend our capabilities in these areas.
This role is flexible whereby you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
**Trusted Advisor**
+ Develop a network of senior-level decision-makers to address problems and facilitate additional views. Act as an advisor to external stakeholders and provide direction to facilitate relationships. Stay updated on Microsoft's technologies, products, and services to communicate Microsoft's mission, strategy, and capabilities.
+ Use evidence-based arguments to articulate complex concepts simply and respectfully challenge decisions that won't produce optimal results. Encourage alternative approaches, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus.
+ Lead the adoption of Microsoft solutions based on understanding competitor solutions. Differentiate Microsoft's solutions in conversations to influence industry direction. 
**Thought Leadership**
+ Lead virtual teams by sharing ideas, insights, and strategic input with technical teams and internal communities. Use knowledge of Microsoft architectures and the competitive landscape.
+ Participate in external architect community events and share learnings with the internal team. Mentor junior colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and best practices. Demonstrate deep industry knowledge and drive recognition for Microsoft solutions through presentations and engagements with external audiences.
**Architecture Design and Deployment**
+ Gather and ratify requirements and constraints with stakeholders. Resolve ambiguities and document assumptions. Maintain traceability matrix and execute test plans.
+ Collaborate with the Account Team to understand the business solution. Build and document a costed Solution Approach. Lead implementation and ensure quality practices.
+ Identify and address technical blockers. Resolve escalations and plan forward in complex situations. Coordinate approaches into a single plan.
+ Identify and communicate business and technical risks. Define risk mitigation and contingency plans.
+ Uses structured approaches like Waterfall, Agile, and Iterative methodologies. Develop innovative solutions for multiple customers/partners. Maintain architecture documents and logs.
+ Lead teams of Architects to deliver value and clarity to stakeholders.
+ Define and document architecture to communicate the business solution's value. Lead discussions on cost and technology to determine customer interest. Prioritise ROI and cost-savings.
+ Collaborate with the Project Manager on governance and quality control. Demonstrate business value to customers.
**Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment**
+ Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment. Gather insights from stakeholders and the primary business sponsor to shape and execute projects. Adapt business models and solutions to industry trends.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to socialise the business solution and project approach. Make necessary adjustments based on customer feedback.
+ Represent the customer/partner as an advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams to improve Microsoft technologies and offerings.
+ Generate and improve intellectual property. Identify valuable ideas and drive changes across business and technology areas.
**Practice Development**
+ Promote the reuse of intellectual property and recommend best practices in pre-sales and delivery.
+ Participate and contribute to internal and external communities. 
**Qualifications**
**About You**
+ You are a driven self-starter who shows perseverance, a growth mindset, technical intensity and passion for endless learning.
+ You have the ability to define and articulate architectural design principles to teams and ensure teams can deliver your architectural solution.
+ You have the ability to lead a team of Architects delivering complex solutions to large customers.
+ You have executive communication skills and the ability to present technical ideas in business context.
+ You are able to deal with ambiguity and provide vision and tangible deliverables.
+ You are able to solve complex problems and evaluate architectural trade-offs with both technical and commercial lens.
+ You are able to suggest innovative technical decisions, get customers buy-in and deliver on commitments.
+ You have demonstrable focus on customer success.
+ You are able to navigate and defuse high-pressure situations comfortably and thrive in complex negotiations with both internal and external groups.
+ You are able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor for our customers and rapidly gain trust in the process.
+ You have a proven history of delivering complex Agile IT projects with changing environments.
**Minimum required Experiences**
+ Minimum of 10+ years experience that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development, infrastructure engineering, integration or systems architecture.
+ Experience developing solutions in key areas of multi - domain architecture such as cloud platforms, web, mobile, integration including API and event driven architecture, data, analytics, security, and DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more.
+ Understanding of industry verticals such as Public Sector.
+ Large enterprise program experience with Agile methodologies that are focused on business transformation or digital transformation. **This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

We are Microsoft Industry Solutions and are passionate about delivering Microsoft's mission: "to empower every person and every organisation on the planet to achieve more". 
Microsoft Industry Solutions' mission is to lead and serve Microsoft's customers and partners as they realise their full potential through Microsoft software and services. Microsoft Industry Solutions and its partners bring the deepest expertise of Microsoft solutions-from enterprise planning to deployment and support-that helps our customers innovate to strategic advantage in their respective industries.
The Solution Architect works with customer to lead and deliver complex multi-domain architecture, multi-workstreams with high ROI solutions focus on the Azure platform and Modern work platforms, Web Development, Data & AI and DevOps, as well as integrating with the wider focus areas of on - premises infrastructure, security and other applications.
We are looking for an experienced Solution Architect to continue our growth and extend our capabilities in these areas.
This role is flexible whereby you can work up to 50% from home.
**Responsibilities**
**Trusted Advisor**
+ Develop a network of senior-level decision-makers to address problems and facilitate additional views. Act as an advisor to external stakeholders and provide direction to facilitate relationships. Stay updated on Microsoft's technologies, products, and services to communicate Microsoft's mission, strategy, and capabilities.
+ Use evidence-based arguments to articulate complex concepts simply and respectfully challenge decisions that won't produce optimal results. Encourage alternative approaches, resolve conflicts, and drive consensus.
+ Lead the adoption of Microsoft solutions based on understanding competitor solutions. Differentiate Microsoft's solutions in conversations to influence industry direction. 
**Thought Leadership**
+ Lead virtual teams by sharing ideas, insights, and strategic input with technical teams and internal communities. Use knowledge of Microsoft architectures and the competitive landscape.
+ Participate in external architect community events and share learnings with the internal team. Mentor junior colleagues on technical and non-technical concepts and best practices. Demonstrate deep industry knowledge and drive recognition for Microsoft solutions through presentations and engagements with external audiences.
**Architecture Design and Deployment**
+ Gather and ratify requirements and constraints with stakeholders. Resolve ambiguities and document assumptions. Maintain traceability matrix and execute test plans.
+ Collaborate with the Account Team to understand the business solution. Build and document a costed Solution Approach. Lead implementation and ensure quality practices.
+ Identify and address technical blockers. Resolve escalations and plan forward in complex situations. Coordinate approaches into a single plan.
+ Identify and communicate business and technical risks. Define risk mitigation and contingency plans.
+ Uses structured approaches like Waterfall, Agile, and Iterative methodologies. Develop innovative solutions for multiple customers/partners. Maintain architecture documents and logs.
+ Lead teams of Architects to deliver value and clarity to stakeholders.
+ Define and document architecture to communicate the business solution's value. Lead discussions on cost and technology to determine customer interest. Prioritise ROI and cost-savings.
+ Collaborate with the Project Manager on governance and quality control. Demonstrate business value to customers.
**Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment**
+ Understanding Customer/Partner Technical Environment. Gather insights from stakeholders and the primary business sponsor to shape and execute projects. Adapt business models and solutions to industry trends.
+ Collaborate with stakeholders to socialise the business solution and project approach. Make necessary adjustments based on customer feedback.
+ Represent the customer/partner as an advocate and share insights with Product Engineering teams to improve Microsoft technologies and offerings.
+ Generate and improve intellectual property. Identify valuable ideas and drive changes across business and technology areas.
**Practice Development**
+ Promote the reuse of intellectual property and recommend best practices in pre-sales and delivery.
+ Participate and contribute to internal and external communities. 
**Qualifications**
**About You**
+ You are a driven self-starter who shows perseverance, a growth mindset, technical intensity and passion for endless learning.
+ You have the ability to define and articulate architectural design principles to teams and ensure teams can deliver your architectural solution.
+ You have the ability to lead a team of Architects delivering complex solutions to large customers.
+ You have executive communication skills and the ability to present technical ideas in business context.
+ You are able to deal with ambiguity and provide vision and tangible deliverables.
+ You are able to solve complex problems and evaluate architectural trade-offs with both technical and commercial lens.
+ You are able to suggest innovative technical decisions, get customers buy-in and deliver on commitments.
+ You have demonstrable focus on customer success.
+ You are able to navigate and defuse high-pressure situations comfortably and thrive in complex negotiations with both internal and external groups.
+ You are able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor for our customers and rapidly gain trust in the process.
+ You have a proven history of delivering complex Agile IT projects with changing environments.
**Minimum required Experiences**
+ Minimum of 10+ years experience that includes at least 2 years of hands-on software development, infrastructure engineering, integration or systems architecture.
+ Experience developing solutions in key areas of multi - domain architecture such as cloud platforms, web, mobile, integration including API and event driven architecture, data, analytics, security, and DevOps with Subject Matter Expertise in one or more.
+ Understanding of industry verticals such as Public Sector.
+ Large enterprise program experience with Agile methodologies that are focused on business transformation or digital transformation. **This position requires verification of Australian citizenship due to citizenship-based legal restrictions. Specifically, this position supports Australian government agency customers and is subject to certain citizenship-based restrictions where required or permitted by applicable law. To meet this legal requirement, and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate's citizenship will be verified with a valid passport.**
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .